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Johnny Oates

Position: Catcher

Bats: Left • Throws: Right

5-11, 188lb (180cm, 85kg)

Born: January 21, 1946 in Sylva, NC us

Died: December 24, 2004 in Richmond, VA

Buried: Sunset Memorial Park, Chester, VA

Draft: Drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 2nd round of the 1966 MLB June Amateur Draft from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA) and the Baltimore Orioles in the 1st round (10th) of the 1967 MLB January Draft-Secondary Phase from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA).

High School: Prince George HS (Prince George, VA)

School: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, VA)

Debut: September 17, 1970 (Age 24-239d, 13,080th in major league history)
vs. WSA 1 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: May 24, 1981 (Age 35-123d)
vs. CLE 2 AB, 1 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1972 season

Agents: Jerry Kapstein

Full Name: Johnny Lane Oates

SUMMARY

Career

WAR

3.2

1637

410

.251

146

RBI

126

OBP

.309

SLG

.313

OPS

.622

OPS+

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1976 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 10	PHI		PIT	L,4-5	GS	36	8.2	2	0	0	2	0	C
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
2	44 (42)	Jun 3	PHI	@	STL	L,1-7	GF	8	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
3	55 (10)	Jun 13 (2)	PHI	@	SDP	L,3-4	CG	35	8.0	5	3	0	8	0	C
4	56	Jun 15	PHI		SFG	W,10-2	GF	7	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
5	64 (7)	Jun 23	PHI	@	CIN	W,4-2		7	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	PH C
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
6	88 (23)	Jul 21	PHI	@	SDP	W,5-1	GF	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
7	89	Jul 22	PHI		PIT	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
8	90	Jul 23	PHI		PIT	W,11-1	CG	33	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
9	91	Jul 24 (1)	PHI		PIT	L,5-8	CG	44	9.0	10	0	0	10	0	C
10	93 (1)	Jul 25	PHI		PIT	W,13-7	CG	40	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
11	94	Jul 26	PHI		NYM	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
12	95	Jul 27	PHI		NYM	L,1-4	CG	38	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
13	96	Jul 28	PHI		CHC	L,2-5	GS	34	9.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
14	98 (1)	Jul 30	PHI	@	NYM	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
15	99	Jul 31	PHI	@	NYM	W,2-1	CG	32	9.0	4	0	0	4	0	C
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
16	101 (1)	Aug 1 (2)	PHI	@	NYM	W,2-0	CG	32	9.0	10	2	0	12	0	C
17	102	Aug 2	PHI	@	CHC	L,2-4	CG	32	8.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
18	103	Aug 3 (1)	PHI	@	CHC	L,0-4	CG	33	8.0	2	2	0	4	0	C
19	107 (3)	Aug 6	PHI	@	STL	L,2-6	GS	29	7.0	3	1	1	5	0	C
20	109 (1)	Aug 8	PHI	@	STL	W,3-2	GF	3	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	PR C
21	110	Aug 10	PHI		ATL	L,1-2	CG	35	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
22	111	Aug 11	PHI		ATL	W,4-1	CG	36	9.0	9	3	0	12	1	C
23	112	Aug 12	PHI		ATL	L,3-4	GS	30	6.0	7	0	0	7	0	C
24	116 (3)	Aug 17	PHI		MON	W,11-3	CG	37	9.0	5	0	0	5	0	C
25	117	Aug 18	PHI		MON	W,5-4	CG	39	9.0	6	1	0	7	0	C
26	119 (1)	Aug 20	PHI		HOU	L,3-8	CG	43	9.0	8	1	0	9	0	C
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
27	136 (16)	Sep 6 (2)	PHI	@	PIT	L,1-5	CG	36	8.0	7	1	0	8	0	C
28	141 (4)	Sep 12	PHI		CHC	W,8-0	CG	32	9.0	6	0	0	6	0	C
29	149 (7)	Sep 21	PHI		STL	W,5-1	CG	38	9.0	9	1	0	10	0	C
30	152 (2)	Sep 24 (1)	PHI	@	MON	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	5	1	0	6	0	C
31	153	Sep 24 (2)	PHI	@	MON	L,2-3	GF	3	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	C
32	156 (2)	Sep 26 (2)	PHI	@	MON	W,2-1	GS	11	3.0	2	1	0	3	0	C
33	157	Sep 27	PHI	@	STL	W,9-1	GF	12	3.0	0	0	0	0	0	PH C
							33gm		235.2	155	15	1	171	1